First day of Spring

Happy First day of spring everyone. 

It's time to get out there and start planting. The weather is warming up here and we are getting ready for it.
   It's time to get the pool ready for those hot days. Believe it or not it's hot here during the spring, not like summer but hot enough to enjoy a day of swimming. With that said we went out yesterday and got a new sand filter for our above the ground pool. Little did i know that we also had to get sand for it. I thought it came with it. Lol. That's what i get for thinking.
    Besides that, we also bought a new Lawn mower blade because i broke the last one. Yep maybe i should stop mowing the lawn. lol I love to work outside so that's not gonna happen. My poor husband has to now install it. Let's see if he can do it without cussing me. lol.

Patchwork Monkey

 I also bought some new yarn and stuffing for the patch work monkey i am working on. I ran out of stuffing so had to get more. Lot's of new colors to add to my collection also. I can't wait to dig into it. 

I also found the yarn that i have been looking for for my cousins shawl. I could of ordered it online but i figured they would have to restock it sometime soon.  Yep i was right, they did. So now i can finish that project. 


Well i should start my day off. Happy First day of spring and Happy Hump day.

Helping on Tuesday

Happy Tuesday everyone. I wanna start this off by saying that i believe that addiction and alcoholism is a disease that cannot be cured. I am a daughter of a recovering alcoholic and addict. I am a sister of an active alcoholic and addict. I have been around addicts and alcoholics for well lets just say most of my life. In recovery and not in recovery. I believe in the 12 steps and i also believe in the Higher power. I Believe that if you want sobriety, and you work the program as directed then anyone can get sober. Is it hard? Hell yes. Is it Easy?  no it's not. But what i believe that if you have a great support group and you go to meetings and you do what you are suppose to  do you have a great start at being sober. It's not a guarantee though. There is no CURE. It's not like the flu. You can't take a pill for it.
  Why you ask am i writing about this, well I'm gonna tell ya. I was watching my In session this morning and what comes on, a commercial for Malibu Passages. I Hate that commercial. Pax what ever the hell his name is drives me crazy. I think that he is a phony and that he is getting rich off of people's misery and sickness.
   Alcoholism is not a pretty disease as neither is addiction. If it was pretty they would make a reality TV show. The Real drunks of Beverly Hills. I'm not talking about Dr. Drew's celebrity Rehab either. That show shows a bit of the hard work and the ugly side of detox. It's not glamorized. It's hard. It's not pretty, it's ugly. It can be down right disgusting.You can end up in Jail, Or sad to say Dead. I know to many people that just couldn't do it and they ended up in jail, some died from it. It's a disease. It can happen to anyone. no one is immune. It doesn't just hit a certain race or a certain sex, or this group or that group. It's what i call an all people disease.  
    Anyway, so this commercial comes on and i just feel so angry. I feel like it's slapping those who have worked so hard to get 2 days clean and sober to 30 years clean and sober right in the face. It's not a day at the spa. Come on now, don't you think if getting sober was easy and  enjoyable that more people would be getting clean. Don't get me wrong, it is great and enjoyable when you get clean and sober. You see things with a clear mind, with a new set of eyes you can say. I truly am a firm believer that if you use the 12 steps and accept a higher power that anything can happen. You can't do it alone though. You can't write your own program. You can't make up your own rules. You need the support of others. You need to go to meetings. There is nothing wrong with being clean and sober. There should not be shame in getting clean and sober. There is no perfection. There is only progress, there is only today.  I read the "passages web site" and i just got angrier and i felt sick to my stomach. Now remember this is only my opinion and my views. But it seems to me that you need to hit rock bottom , not go to some luxurious estate where you can play tennis and have a day at the spa, to get clean. Granted everyone's bottom is different. Hey more power to you if you can get clean in an estate and not feel the humility like others.
   Bill W.  the co-founder of AA  ( alcoholics anonymous) along with Dr. Bob, was an alcoholic himself. He went through his trials and tribulations and found out the hard way. He was hospitalized for the last time when he had his "spiritual Awakening". He never drank after that. When he thought he was going to drink or wanted to drink he found another drunk to help. What made him great is that he went through it all with the help of his  higher power and other drunks.  I'm sure he was afraid. I'm sure he was fearful. Who isn't those things on a daily basis though. Regardless if your a drinker or not. His life was not picture perfect. His Parents both abandoned him and left his grandparents to raise him. He was fighting depression, and he felt like he was just not good enough. But when he got together with other drunks he felt like he fit in somewhere. There were others just like him. 
  Today AA has  " over two million members belonging to 100,800 groups of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve and maintain sobriety.^[1]  " 
 My point is this.... If you are needing help..... then get help. Call someone. If you don't know who to call then go to a church and ask for help and guidance. Call information, Look on the web, look somewhere. You never know , You just may run into one of those 2 million people.It's easier said than done, but it just may save your life.
  http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash

Super Bowl Sunday 2013.

How many of you put yourself in food comas yesterday? I know I was right there with you. So much food. What was your favorite food yesterday? I ate so many carbs yesterday, but I just couldn't stop, it was so good. We had rice, we had twice baked potatoes , we had chips, we had dip we had hot dogs and beer butt chicken, tri-tip, chili beans oh my. Lets not forget the brownies either, or the beer and soda.
Now we definitely have some calories and fat to burn off. Too bad I hate walking. Lol I chase a 3 year old and that's good enough for me.
I think my favorite part of Super Bowl Sundays is not just the food but the company we surround ourselves with., oh and the game of course.
The half time show is always a plus and personally I think that Beyonce did a great job. It got me and my daughter out of our seats and acting like goof balls,dancing around and singing along and yelling "you go girl" lol.
That I believe is the most important part, being with family And being able to just be silly regardless of age.
I had such a great day yesterday with friends and family, a few we're missing but we all can't be together all the time.
I hope you had just as much fun as we all did.
Now it's Monday and I must look at what needs to get done for the week. Well I need to get a move on my aunts blanket and hopefully get some more beanies and headbands done. I would love to get a few scarfs as well done but I'm not gonna hold my breathe. That would be dangerous. Lol
Have a great day and many blessings to you all. Thanks for visiting.

Hello Friends

Mini hexagon Lapghan

January 2013  

   So i started this blog to share my Crazy life with you all. To share the love of family, Friends and other things that make me who i am. My name is Erika and i'm about to turn 40 in March. I love all kinds of music, i love crime shows especially In session which are true life court cases. I just can't get enough of them. I love animals including my children. Yes my children. I have 4, well 5 if you count my husband. I have a 19 year old daughter, two 14 year old sons (not twins),and a 3 year old son.   We have a blended Family and what i mean by that is he had his and i had mine and together we have mine. lol. They are all mine now.

 

  Had to cut some hex's out , thank you Tommy for cutting mommie's work up.!! 

 This is my work in  progress. My mini hexagon lapghan. I started this back in November for a gift for my Aunt who has cancer. She is not only my aunt but my god mother and my friend. I have been working not only on this but other projects as well. I tell myself not to start another project but do you think i listen to myself. Of course not.

 Anyway back to this WIP  of mine.... I saw something like this on pinterest and thought i could duplicate it. Well i was wrong but i still love it and i am still going strong. The picture above was taken in November sometime. I have actually come along way since then.

Latest picture taken in January

I wish i could get farther along but i just continue to start other projects. I guess i should make a daily list of things to work on. I read other Blog's about crochet and i see that that's what they do and it seems to work for them. Maybe while  the baby is asleep i could get some more mini hex's done. 

But what color do i need to add? Can i actually start working on this and not get interrupted for the tenth time. 

What child is gonna need me this time. These are the type's of things that go through my crazy little head. I'm sure i'm not the only one in the world that has alot going through their head all at the same time.

    

Why is it that when you are not doing anything, and i mean anything they( the kids/Husband) want nothing to do with you, but as soon as you pick up the phone, pick up your hooks, start doing dishes, or whatever they need you right that minute? Why is that. I can never figure it out, and to top it all off I'm not sure who is worse, the husband, the children, or the dogs. 

  This is the kinda thing that i put up with on a daily basis. Oh add the Potty training to the list for the 3 year old. matter of fact maybe the husband to. Does anyone Else's husband need potty training? Geez i swear men get lazy or they just don't care that they are dribbling on the seat anymore. 

So for now i will set my goals for the day:               

•   Crochet 20-30 hexagon's 
•   Make some headband's
•   Work on getting my yarn organized again.
•    Getting some laundry done and actually put it away. 

And with all that said, i better get to it. I hope that you have enjoyed this as much as i have enjoyed sharing this with you all. I would love to get some feed back good or bad and maybe some ideas on how to make it better.